CANANDAIGUA – F.F. Thompson Hospital, an affiliate of UR Medicine, was recently named one of only two hospitals in the state to receive the 2014 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety, presented by the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS).
The Pinnacle Award celebrates significant achievement in improving patient care and reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions.
Thompson was honored for its initiative to eliminate...
VICTOR - The Victor Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business After Hours event at the Thompson Health Lab Draw Station in Victor (5232 Anthony Drive, Suite B) on Thursday, July 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
No RSVP is necessary and food and beverages will be provided by Ferris Hills at West Lake. Raffles for gift cards to local restaurants will also be offered during the open house, which will include tours of the facility, which opened in 2013. Information...
CANANDAIGUA - Sunset Serenades, Ferris Hills at West Lake’s annual summer concert series, will kick off on Wednesday, July 9, with a performance by the Music Makers.
Founded by Eastman School of Music alumnus and United States Army band veteran Richard ("Dick") Otto in 1993, the band performs all types of music in a variety of styles, including jazz, swing, rock, and disco.
The six-week, Wednesday evening Sunset Serenade series is free...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Highland Hospital, the region’s leading provider of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, will hold a bariatric surgery informational seminar at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua.
William E. O’Malley, M.D., Director of UR Medicine’s Bariatric Surgery Center at Highland Hospital, will host the seminar, providing an overview of the different types of weight-loss surgery available to...
CANANDAIGUA -- Thompson Health was honored June 12 during the 2014 Wealth of Health Awards held at the Hyatt Regency in Rochester.
Presented by the Rochester Business Journal and Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield, these awards are in recognition of exceptional efforts on the part of employers with regard to workplace wellness. Having previously won this award in both 2009 and 2011, Thompson was among four organizations recognized this year in the new Laureate category,...
CLIFTON SPRINGS – A longtime Clifton Springs physician is integrating his medical practice into the network of primary care practices run by Thompson Health, an affiliate of UR Medicine.
Dr. Zbigniew Lukawski is a native of Poland who completed his internal medicine residency at Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn and his anesthesiology residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has...
CANANDAIGUA – Thompson Health is honoring all those touched by cancer at its seventh annual Colors of Hope and Courage, on Thursday, June 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn on the Lake, 770 S. Main St. in Canandaigua.
Colors of Hope and Courage encompasses all forms of cancer, not only celebrating survivors but acknowledging the journeys of their loved ones as well. All who have been touched by cancer – men and women, young and old – are welcomed to this event each...
CANANDAIGUA – Richard H. Hawks Jr. was named chairman of Thompson Health’s Board of Directors at the health system’s recent Annual Meeting.
Hawks, of Canandaigua, is a senior vice president and trust administration officer at Canandaigua National Bank & Trust. He has been active at Thompson Health since 1978, serving on various boards and co-chairing the Advancing Excellence Capital Campaign from 2002 to 2004. Hawks is also a former board chairman for the...